USDA Provides ID Grant

The Agriculture Department's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will award $3 million in cooperative agreements to states and tribes to develop solutions and automated data collection for the National Animal Identification System (NAIS). The funds will support research or field trials: To enhance the effectiveness of collecting animal identification (ID) data in production, marketing and slaughter

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The Agriculture Department's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will award $3 million in cooperative agreements to states and tribes to develop solutions and automated data collection for the National Animal Identification System (NAIS).

The funds will support research or field trials:

To enhance the effectiveness of collecting animal identification (ID) data in production, marketing and slaughter environments;

To validate identity when official ID devices are lost or malfunctioning;

To conduct economic assessments of animal ID systems in production, marketing and slaughter environments; and

To evaluate advanced data collection systems for adaptability and use with NAIS.